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(LB. BISHOP. Bracelet.

No. 227,476. Patentd May 11, 18 80.

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CLEMENT B. BISHOP, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, JOHN S.OABROW, OF PHILADELPHIA, PA., AND WM. D. CARROW, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BRACELET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,476, dated May 11,1880.

' Application filed August 18, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLEMENT B. BIsHoP, of New York city, New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Bracelets, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in what are known assingle-plate bracelets, the object of 'my improvements being .to makesaid braceletsin an economical manner and of a stronger and more durablecharacter than usual. This object I attain in the manner which I willnow proceed to describe, reference being had to the'accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a braceletembodying my invention; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section of the same; andFigs. 3, 4, 5, and

6, views illustrating the method of making the plate of which thebracelet is composed.

In carrying out my invention I take a flat plate, a, of sheet metal, asshown in Fig. 3, and, by striking up or otherwise, form near each edgeof the plate a channel, I), bounded by the flange d, as shown in Fig. 4.Wires 6 are then placed in the channels I) and the flanges d turned downover the wires, as shown in Fig. 5, the edge of the flange beingsoldered to the body of the plate, if desired. The plates thus preparedmaybe converted into bracelets by being properly bent and provided withhinges, catches, and ornamentation, as usual, or may be converted intorings, the wires 6 being allowed to remain if a heavy bracelet isdesired, or being removed, as shown in Fig. 6, if the bracelet or ringis to be light.

It willbe seen that the finished plate has on each edge a rib, f,projecting on both sides of the plate, which is much stronger than ifthe rib were on one side only, as usual.

The catches, which are by preference arranged on the inside of thebracelet, are protected by shields m, which extend from rib to rib oneach side of the joint, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

I do not desire to claim the formation of the ribs on a plate or ring bybending the edges of the same.

I claim as my invention- A single-plate bracelet. each half of whichconsists of a plate having on each edge a rib projecting equally fromboth sides of the said plate and forming part of the plate itself, asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLEMENT B. BISHOP.

Witnesses:

CHAS. F. TIE'rzE, HARRY SMITH.

